Question

If 3 quantities p,q and r are related as: p ∝ q/r then is it true to say that: pr ∝ q ?

❖ᴏɴʟʏ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ꜱᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴇxᴘʟᴀɴᴀɪᴏɴ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ
❖ ɴᴏ ꜱᴘᴀᴍᴍɪɴɢ
❖ᴏɴʟʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀᴀᴛᴏʀꜱ, ʙʀᴀɪɴʟʏ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ᴜꜱᴇʀꜱ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Answer 1

Answer:

Physical quantities having different dimensions cannot be added or subtracted.

As P, Q and R are physical quantities having different dimensions, therefore they can neither be added nor be subtracted. Thus, (a) can never be a meaningful quantity.